DDT is gone! Big Budget move for stock marketsDDT is a surrogate tax and it obstructs the flow of FDI. Doing away with this tax can give a major push to investment.
ITAT gives relief on DDT by local companies on dividends to foreign shareholdersThe Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal said that in the case involving an Indian subsidiary of German company Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, th...
- DDT change: Distribution of surplus funds to change, too
Distributing dividends was subject to DDT at an effective tax rate of 20.56 per cent.
DDT removed: What different mutual fund investors should do to maximise gainsThe dividend will become taxable in the hands of investors from April. Here's how it impacts investors.
DDT: Gain for big payers, pain for ownersMNCs among biggest beneficiaries as they received no credit for DDT paid by their Indian arms, say analysts.
Dividend income becomes taxable in receiver's hands, DDT abolishedCurrently, DDT is paid by the companies before paying a dividend to their shareholders. Therefore, it made a dividend received by the share...
Budget 2020: dividends from mutual funds to be taxed at slab rate from April; TDS inNirmala Sitharaman proposed to change the current system of mutual funds paying the DDT and move to the classical system of taxing dividend...
Budget: Govt abolishes DDT, pegs revenue loss at Rs 25,000 croreThe minister said revenue foregone due to DDT removal will be Rs 25,000 crore.
Does your dividend income need to be taxed thrice?Dividend, no matter the quantum, is tax-free in the hands of foreign shareholders.
Budget 2016: 10% extra DDT on dividends may discourage direct stock investingWhile the dividend payer was already taxed at 16.5%, the Budget has now brought the dividend receiver also under the DDT ambit.
Budget 2016: Dividends above Rs 10 lakh to attract additional 10% taxFor investors receiving dividend in excess of Rs 10 lakh per annum, Budget 2016 proposes tax at the rate of 10% of gross amount of dividend...
Foreign cos likely to be allowed to claim deduction on DDTThe govt is contemplating tweaking tax laws to allow foreign companies claim deduction in home countries for the dividend tax paid by the s...
Five things you need to know about Dividend distribution tax (DDT)The Finance Bill 2014-15 has modified the manner in which the dividend distribution tax is computed with effect from 1 October 2014.
- Replace dividend distribution tax with withholding tax: Ficci
The cost of doing business in India could come down if the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) on foreign shareholders is replaced by a withhol...
- Holding cos will bloom, minus DDT spray
One of the biggest hurdles for the creation of holding companies in India has been the presence of dividend distribution tax(DDT).
- DDT as I-T must be added to ‘book profit’ while computing MAT
The increase in the dividend distribution tax (DDT) rate in the Finance Act 2007 was viewed sceptically by the industry.
- Time for overhaul?
Dividend distribution tax (DDT) was introduced by the Finance Act 1997. From June 1, 1997, DDT burden shifted from shareholders to Indian f...